Justin Yoder

Justin Ross Yoder (born November 9, 1986) was the first child with a disability to drive a soapbox in the All American Soapbox Derby. In 1996, Yoder challenged the regulations to allow children with disabilities to use a hand brake instead of the required foot brake. Thanks to him regulations were changed. The hand brake is now called the Justin Brake in Yoder's honor.^[1]

Yoder has spina bifida. His story is told in the movie Miracle in Lane 2 starring Frankie Muniz.^[2]

Yoder is a Mennonite and attends the same church as Miracle in Lane 2 screenwriters Don Yost and Joel Kauffmann.^[3] As of 2006, Yoder is a student at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, and is majoring in American Sign Language Interpreting.

References

1. ^ Gagnon, Dawn (1998-06-12). "Bucksport boy gears up for Soap Box Derby. Special brake lets 11-year-old compete". Bangor Daily News (Maine). 
2. ^ "Three Disney Channel Shows Receive Nominations for 2001 Humanitas Prize". Business Wire. 2001-06-15. 
3. ^ Roll It: GC Alums strike success in soap box racing and celluloid, Goshen College Bulletin, September 2000.

External links

• Schmucker, Jane (2004-06-08). "Goshen to the ocean: Disabled bicyclist rolling to the Atlantic". Toledo Blade. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040608/NEWS17/406080345. Retrieved 2007-04-26. 
• Justin Yoder ('05): "Frosh surprised by caring classmates", Bethany Christian School Bulletin, pp. 6-7, Summer 2002 edition. (Retrieved April 26, 2007)